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love will save us (protest)

So many times, photographs of protest marches focus on anger, fear, and fury, and rightly so. But by turning my camera away from the crowd, or holding it over my head to shoot above the protest signs, or sometimes stepping out of line, or perhaps looking close to the ground, I've often found those who seem to be present out of love as well.

“I have an almost complete disregard of precedent, and a faith in the possibility of something better. It irritates me to be told how things have always been done. I defy the tyranny of precedent. I go for anything new that might improve the past.” - Clara Barton.

Portland, ME. June 3, 2020.

People's Climate March, NYC, 2014. In a crowd of nearly half a million, my camera found the eyes of this man and little girl at the same time.

Equality. Women's March, NYC 2017. Out of the countless photos that have come from my camera, for me this may be the most meaningful photograph I've ever made. You see, I've attended many marches in New York City over the years. One of the ubiquitous highlights of such events is always the New Yorkers' protest signs - a creative combination of wit, cynicism, bite, art, and brutal honesty. I captured this scene while waiting on 2nd Ave for the start of the 2017 Women's March. It is striking because here not one sign is visible, just faces...and only one very powerful word.

This is What Democracy Looks Like. Waiting for the start of the 2017 Women's March, NYC.

Manchester, NH. May 30, 2020.

Women's March, NYC, 2017. Turning the corner from 2nd Ave onto 42nd St, I saw this man standing on a trashcan overlooking the crowd. I hopped out of line and over the pedestrian barriers to see him better.

Manchester, NH. May 30, 2020.

Love Will Save Us. Women's March NYC, 2017.

"I believe that you can say to the founders of this great nation, `Here I am, a youth, a young tree whose roots were plucked from the hills of Lebanon, yet I am deeply rooted here, and I would be fruitful." - Kahlil Gibran, "To Young Americans of Syrian Origin, I Believe in You"

Trinity Episcopal Church, Copley Square, Boston, January 29, 2017.

On a day when thousands turned out to show support for refugees and recent immigrants to our country. Copley Square is the site of a memorial plaque to Kahlil Gibran, one of the world's most famous and beloved poets, whose family immigrated to Boston in 1895.

Cambridge, MA.
January 9, 2020.

Copley Square, Boston, 2017. On a day when thousands came together to show support for recent immigrants and others trying to come to the US.

Portland, ME. June 3, 2020.

Fort Worth, Texas. Climate Strike, 2019.

Respect. Women's March NYC 2018.

The Wall. Women's March NYC, 2018. Standing silent in solidarity, their clothes are covered in stickers with quotes from the current US President.